Inverness by-election, 1922
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The Inverness by-election, 1922 was a by-election held on 16 March 1922 for the British House of Commons constituency of Inverness.
Vacancy
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the sitting Coalition Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) Rt Hon. Sir Thomas Brash Morison, upon his appointment as a Senator of the College of Justice. Morison had held the seat since 1917.
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coalition Liberal | Sir Thomas Brash Morison | 7,991 | n/a | ||
Highland Land League | George James Bruce | 2,930 | n/a | ||
Majority | n/a | ||||
Turnout | n/a | ||||
Coalition Liberal win |
Result
The result was a victory for the Coalition Liberal candidate.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coalition Liberal | Sir Murdoch Macdonald | 8,340 | 51.0 | ||
Liberal | Alexander Livingstone | 8,024 | 49.0 | ||
Majority | 316 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 50.1 | ||||
Coalition Liberal hold | Swing |
Aftermath
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Sir Murdoch Macdonald | 9,796 | |||
Liberal | Alexander Mackenzie Livingstone | 8,785 | |||
Majority | 1,011 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
National Liberal hold | Swing |
Sir Murdoch Macdonald held the seat until he retired in 1950 aged 83.
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See also
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